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STMicroelectronics Single Phase Metering ICs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

3 days ago by Mouser Electronics

Google Coral AI Taps Renesas for Programmable PMICs

Renesas’ ISL91301B PMIC is featured in Google’s Coral devices, including the Mini PCIe Accelerator, M.2 Accelerator, and SoM.

4 days ago by Cabe Atwell

Introduction to Microcontroller Timers: Periodic Timers

This article, the first in a series on “timer/counter” functions in microcontrollers, discusses periodic timers.

5 days ago by Stephen Colley

Analog Design Trade-Offs in Applying Linearization Techniques Using Example CMOS Circuits

This article will look at the trade-offs we face when trying to improve the linearity of a circuit.

January 13, 2020 by Steve Arar

AI-focused Education Indicates That Industry 4.0 is Closer Than We Think

This article reviews how AI is making its way into education, which in turn may direct the future of Industry 4.0.

January 11, 2020 by Cabe Atwell

NXP Makes Way for Software-upgradable Cars with New Vehicle Network Processor

NXP designed S32G, a vehicle network processor, to reduce software complexity and enhance data security.

January 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

OmniVision Brands 4K Video Processor as Lowest Power Consuming SoC of Its Kind

Omnivision aims to make the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard a practical choice for battery-powered home security devices.

January 06, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Do Loongson Technologies’ Quad-Core Processors Rival AMD’s 28nm CPUs?

Loongson’s 3A4000 and 3B000 processors were manufactured using ST’s 28nm FD-SOI process.

January 06, 2020 by Cabe Atwell

What’s New in Space? Components Designed to Weather Aerospace and Defense

This article highlights a few recent products that aim to meet the engineering pain points for harsh environments, including processing, power usage, size, and weight.

January 05, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis

AAEON’s Industrial Power Module Ramps Up Processing Power with 8th Gen Intel Core Processors

The COM-WHUC6 module, measuring at 95mm x 95mm, can support up to 64GB of eMMC memory with two available DDR4 slots.

January 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

UltraSense Systems’ “Smallest Ultrasound SoC” Designed to Turn Any Surface Into a User Interface

The TouchPoint ultrasound sensor utilizes sound waves to turn any surface into a touchscreen, eliminating the need for physical buttons.

January 03, 2020 by Cabe Atwell

Kumu Networks Reveals First Analog Finite Impulse Response Filter on a Chip

The KU1500 is designed to allow radios to send and receive signals at the same time on the same or adjacent channels.

December 31, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

PRO DESIGN Extends Family of FPGA-based Prototyping Modules

The XCVU13P module incorporates 52 multi-gigabit transceivers for stable performance up to 32.75Gbps.

December 26, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Advanced Machine Learning with the Multilayer Perceptron

This article explains why high-performance neural networks need an extra “hidden” layer of computational nodes.

December 24, 2019 by Robert Keim

Maxim Calls Its Isolated SiC Gate Driver “Best in Class” for Reducing Power Loss by 30%

The MAX22701E features a typical 300kV/µs common-mode transient immunity (CMTI)—the "industry’s highest."

December 18, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Dialog Semiconductor Licenses Flex Logix’s Embedded FPGA Technology for High-volume ICs

Flex Logix’s eFPGA is a low-power FPGA that can be integrated into SoCs, microcontrollers, and ICs.

December 18, 2019 by Cabe Atwell

Xilinx SP701 Evaluation Kit | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

December 14, 2019 by Mouser Electronics

How to Calibrate MCU Internal Oscillators

This article describes the internal RC oscillator calibration mechanism available in low-end microcontroller units. A basic calibration procedure and considerations on automated calibration are presented.

December 12, 2019 by Eduardo Corpeño

Digi Launches a System-on-Module Based on NXP’s Applications Processor

The Digi ConnectCore 8M Nano SOM platform is designed to reduce time to market for sophisticated IoT designs.

December 06, 2019 by Gary Elinoff

Utilizing INICnet for Automotive Networking and Connectivity

In this article, learn about INICnet and how it helps to solve the question of how designers can create a safe and effective connectivity method for vehicles.

December 03, 2019 by Carmelo De Mola, Microchip